The Sin Of Slavery Is One Of

In My Judgment It Is The Duty Of Congress, While Respecting To The Uttermost The Conscientious Convictions And Religious Scruples Of Every Citizen, To Prohibit Within Its Jurisdiction All Criminal Practices ... Nor Can Any Ecclesiastical Organization Be Safely Permitted To Usurp In The Smallest Degree The Functions And Powers Of The National Government.

But For We Could Not Know Right From Wrong. All Things Most Desirable For Man's Welfare... Are To Be Found Portrayed In It.

The Chief Duty Of Government Is To Keep The Peace And Stand Out Of The Sunshine Of The People.

When The Divine Artist Would Produce A Poem, He Plants A Germ Of It In A Human Soul, And Out Of That Soul The Poem Springs And Grows As From The Rose-tree The Rose.

A Pound Of Pluck Is Worth A Ton Of Luck.